Wicklow Ireland

Newcastle Questions Revisited
Any Smart Folk Out There?

We previously received an email from a lady looking for some information on Newcastle. Here are her questions – Maybe today someone will have at least one answer for her?.. Maybe someone who works in the area?

Q1:There are what appear to be Years etched into the numerous boulders along
this route – what do these signify?

Q2:
The Station House at Newcastle has a year on the side – 1851 I think but
can’t remember exactly, however the name plate on the house has ‘Station
House 1375′ on it – We assumed that this was incorrect as the train line
does not go back that far but I was hoping you could clarify?

Q3:Finally, as we walked back along by what ‘I’ think is the bird sanctuary, we
noticed that there was the appearance of an airstrip along here and a
large corrugated building – is there one here or is it part of the bird
sanctuary?
Editors Note: Actually a friend of mine recently told me that there is indeed a new airstrip here so perhaps it was the preliminary plans she had seen….

Answers on an Email to : skippy@thewicklowway.ie